H.R. 6192 — Fertilizer Research Act of 2025

This section directs the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Administrator of the Economic Research Service, to publish on the Department of Agriculture website, not later than one year after enactment, a report on the U.S. fertilizer industry that includes (1) impacts on the industry affecting prices received by agricultural producers at the farmgate; (2) current and past 25-year size and value of the U.S. fertilizer market, including trends and breakdowns by fertilizer type; (3) pricing patterns over the past 25 years; (4) details on fertilizer imports, including types and quantities imported, importing companies, countries of origin, and effects of antidumping and countervailing duties on retail prices; (5) an overview of manufacturing, distribution, retail levels, transportation, logistics, and supply chain disruptions from natural disasters; (6) a study of industry concentration in U.S. companies and any anticompetitive effects; (7) prices, crop-use efficiencies, and crop yields of emerging fertilizers and technologies (e.g., biologicals) compared to conventional ones; (8) an assessment of the regulatory environment, including burdens on domestic production, distribution, and use; (9) an evaluation of current price reporting transparency, potential for a mandatory multi-level supply chain price reporting mechanism (daily, weekly, or monthly), and a recommendation on whether to establish it; and (10) projected market growth and associated economic and political risks to production. The report must exclude confidential business information.